Worked at Reuters in the UK? Your pension probably still exists. The company name on it may not.

If you worked in the UK for Reuters, this page is for you. The name stayed in use while the owners changed, and the data business was sold on twice more after 2008.

What happened

On 17 April 2008 The Thomson Corporation, renamed Thomson Reuters Corporation, completed its acquisition of Reuters Group PLC (Source: Thomson Reuters Corporation, Schedule 13D amendment, SEC, read 27 October 2026). On 27 July 2018 Thomson Reuters said its Financial & Risk business would be known as Refinitiv after a sale to funds managed by Blackstone (Source: Thomson Reuters, press release of 27 July 2018, read 27 October 2026). On 1 October 2018 Thomson Reuters said it had closed the sale of an interest in its Financial & Risk business to funds managed by Blackstone (Source: Thomson Reuters, press release of 1 October 2018, read 27 October 2026). On 29 January 2021 the London Stock Exchange Group said its all-share acquisition of Refinitiv had completed (Source: London Stock Exchange Group, press release of 29 January 2021, read 27 October 2026).

Why the trail is hard

Which of those owners you worked for depends on your team and your years. The sources we read cover the Financial & Risk business, which became Refinitiv. News and the other Reuters units are not covered by them, so this page says nothing about those.

Which era were you in?

The employer's name and owner changed over the years, so the first question is which one you worked for. This holds for the dates in the left column.

Which pension arrangement applied to you depends on the company that employed you in those years and on your own terms. This page does not name a scheme or say who holds one today. A name that is right for the bank today may not have been right for your years, so we do not guess. Your report names it.

Not sure which row fits? Start the free check and tell us when you worked at Reuters.

Do I have a pension from my Reuters years?

It depends first on when you left. The law set a minimum, and a scheme could always be more generous than the law.

If you left after 6 April 1988 with 2 years or more of service, you very likely have a preserved pension, if you were in the scheme.

Sources: the age 26 and 5 year rule, Social Security Act 1973, Schedule 16, paragraph 6(1), read 20 October 2026, in force from 6 April 1975 (Social Security Act 1973 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1973, read 20 October 2026). The age condition ended on 1 January 1986 (Social Security Act 1985, section 1, read 20 October 2026, and Social Security Act 1985 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1985, read 20 October 2026). Five years became two with effect from 6 April 1988 (Social Security Act 1973, Schedule 16 as amended, note on the Social Security Act 1986, section 10, read 20 October 2026). Two years today, and 30 days for money purchase service that began on or after 1 October 2015 (Pension Schemes Act 1993, section 71, read 20 October 2026).

The free official route comes first

The UK government's free Pension Tracing Service gives you contact details for a workplace pension scheme from the name of an employer. It has a limit, in its own words: "This service will not tell you whether you have a pension, or what its value is." (Source: GOV.UK, Find pension contact details, read 20 October 2026.)

With an old City bank, the name is the hard part. The name on your payslip is rarely the name on the record today, and a search for the wrong name finds the wrong scheme or nothing you recognise.

Former colleagues

We have not yet checked for alumni groups or reunions for Reuters, so we list none. If you know of one, the notice board below is coming for exactly this.

Frequently asked questions

I worked in Reuters news. Is that this page? Possibly not. The sources we read follow the Financial & Risk business. We have not read a source for news. Tell us your team and your years when you order.

Is Reuters the same as Thomson Reuters? Reuters Group PLC was acquired by The Thomson Corporation, renamed Thomson Reuters Corporation, on 17 April 2008. Which company employed you depends on your years, and your report says.

Do you contact the pension scheme for me? No. We identify who holds the pension and give you what to send. You contact them yourself, and the pension stays yours throughout.

Is the government tracing service not enough? It is the right first step, and it costs nothing. It gives a contact for a scheme name you already have. It will not tell you whether you have a pension, and with Reuters the name you remember is not the name on the record today.

What if you find nothing? We say so in the report. The refund promise sits next to the order button above.

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